Brand new on our shelves today is a gorgeous new novel from Ireland that your book club will thank you for discovering, The Spinning Heart by Donal Ryan. Ryan's characters alternate chapters as they describe life in their Irish town in a time of economic downturn. This novel read like classic fiction. Fans of Faulkner will find a … Continue reading Read This Book: THE SPINNING HEART
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What Is “The Great American Novel” All About?
~post by Brian C. On the last Sunday of every month, a ramshackle group of close readers get together to talk about a novel. This group has been meeting for five years, and we call ourselves The Voyage Out Book Group. We read in three month cycles centered on a particular region. We consider it … Continue reading What Is “The Great American Novel” All About?
What We’re Reading This Week
______________________________________________________________________________ Bosco The Rest is Noise by Alex Ross "I don't like classical music and this book is forcing me to reconsider my opinion. So it's good. It's not something I'd find compelling, but I do. I'm reading this for the This Book Could Be Your Life book club meeting on July 17th." ______________________________________________________________________________ … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week


